Al Jazirah Khor (Khor Muzahmi)
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Al Jazirah Khor is a large wetland immediately south of the city of Ra's al-Khaimah.
Birds:
Birds to look for in the khor and offshore; Socotra Cormorant (thousands often present, but note that Great Cormorant also occurs here), waders incl. Terek Sandpiper and Crab Plover, wintering Pallas's Gull, Saunders's and Little Tern, White-cheeked Tern.
The trees on the sand dunes holds Arabian Babbler and Southern Grey Shrike all year, and in season Desert Whitethroat, Menetrie's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Asian Desert Warbler, Eastern Orphean Warbler and White-throated Robin (April).
Red-breasted Merganser has been seen here in winter, as have Red Knot (both a rarity in the UAE).
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144 species recorded as of January 2020
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View from the big sign above the roundabout
The new resort and villa complexes has cut the wetland in half. Some of the lagoons and northern wetlands has been left alone, as seen on the Master Plan; Environmental Learning Centre and Wetlands.